Now, I'm writing this blog post.
Something is definitely wrong with this picture.
Though, I'll take the comfort of shelter away from the sun if it means never having to feel the agony of this sunburn again.
Us fair-skinned people just do not stand much of a chance, it seems.
So, while I'm nursing my delicate skin and peeling as good as any grapefruit out there, I thought I'd share some pics of a few recent purchases of mine in this the fifteenth installment of my "Latest Vintage Jakks Receivings" series of posts.
Thanks to WrestlingFigs.com forum member deadmanfan92, whose eBay alias is squaredcirclefan, I was able to shorten the list of names on my most wanted list for the BCA line.
I paid $17.49 shipped for these four MOC figures including Ringside Collection Series 1 Sable (in her repainted red dress), S.T.O.M.P. Series 1 Undertaker (which completes my S.T.O.M.P. Series 1-4 collection), Fully Loaded Series 2 Stone Cold Steve Austin (in chaps painted like blue jeans! Wait, what?!), and Signature Series 6 Vince McMahon (likely his last BCA figure produced).
It comes out to about $4.37 per MOC figure which isn't too bad of a deal, especially since I wanted three of the four for my loose collection (I already have Vince).
With that said, let's take a look at the other three who have escaped their plastic confines.
Ringside Collection Series 1 Sable -
I don't know about any of you, but for the longest time I thought this figure was a variant.
I always compared it with the Managers Series 1 figure in a black dress, and I never owned this version even as a kid.
Now that I do, well, it's not much different from her figure in the 2-pack with "Wildman" Marc Mero, who (and I'm not sure it wasn't) coincidentally had a red attire repaint of his own. Make that two if you count the Live Wire Series 2 "Marvelous" Marc Mero figure in red boxing trunks.
On this particular Sable, the makeup is applied heavily and I'm not crazy about the two-shade eyebrows, but the red gown with gold sparkles and red fingernail polish are a nice touch.
Personally, I prefer the Managers Series 1 figure but, again, it's not that much different.
Fully Loaded Series 2 Stone Cold Steve Austin -
I think I broke his leaf blower accessory within minutes of opening the package, but maybe I'm wrong since there isn't anything to technically break on it.
It's an awesome sculpt for yet another unusual weapon added to the mix, but Austin is rather plain in comparison.
For as often as we were "treated" to street gear figures in the BCA line, this one just doesn't offer much that can't be found elsewhere. This was released shortly before the 2 Tuff Series 3 Austin opposite Undertaker, and truthfully the appeal with Fully Loaded Series 2 lies in a gardening tool that I don't recall Austin ever using on TV.
I've deduced that Austin's lower body was repainted from Slammers Series 2 Shawn Michaels, the same mold which can be found in my previous post about Shotgun Series 2.
Why not just use a traditional jean mold, you might be asking yourself?
Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green?
Oh, my bad, I was only reciting Jakks Pacific's response to whenever they make a poor decision.
It's just the way it is.
S.T.O.M.P. Series 1 Undertaker -
I had a S.T.O.M.P. Series 1 Undertaker growing up that I used in my figure fed as a character named Weapon.
Unfortunately, I no longer own the original, but he lives on in my CAW roster for the Nintendo 64 video game "WWF WrestleMania 2000."
He's been a jobber for as long as I can remember, but I guess he wins by default in the "Final S.T.O.M.P. figure acquired to complete my collection" contest.
Yay for anoxeric 'Taker in purple knee pads and a black, skintight shirt with frayed, painted-on sleeves like he's been saddled up next to Tom Hanks in "Cast Away" for the past three years of shelf life.
Soon, I must review the S.T.O.M.P. line. Until then, I'll just leave you with these three mugs.
My take: Any of these figures would be great to fill out a collection, but I wouldn't suggest buying them the first time around.
Sable has had better repaints (personally, I think the black dress looks better for her original sculpt), Austin has had better street gear figures (any with jorts and a vest/t-shirt will do, though shirtless with ACTUAL jeans is not a bad look either), and the S.T.O.M.P. line has, as I've said in the past, an acquired taste, but feel free to hoard S.T.O.M.P. accessories (and, believe me, you will if you complete a collection).
Fun fact: Shall we share in the delight of the S.T.O.M.P. Series 1 backstory?
Follow me...
"WASHINGTON D.C. - Rumors surfaced over the Internet suggesting that an elite corps of the World Wrestling Federation may be responsible for devastating anti-terrorist attacks around the world. The United States government neither denied nor confirmed that such a group exists, but sources deep inside the Pentagon provided some sketchy details. According to these sources, the government secretly hand-picked wrestlers to form an underground militia to bring war criminals to justice.
The World Wrestling Federation would not comment on the story, but during the period in question, as well as in recent months, some of their top wrestlers were unexplainably absent from the ring. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ahmed Johnson, Crush, Brian Pillman, Undertaker, and Ken Shamrock are among those suspected of being part of this Special Tactical Operations Military Police, or STOMP as they are known, but others may be involved as well. A full scale media investigation is expected to shed light on these bizarre allegations, but until then the story remains clouded in speculation and unsubstantiated rumor.
Please see STOMP, A11"
Did I say delight? I meant literary diarrhea.
Until next time, thanks for looking and have a nice day!
- Alex
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